Lawsuit After Police Shoot, Brutalize Store Owner After He Was Robbed
Thin blue line, of thugs
Chicago police shot a store owner 11 times after armed gunmen robbed him, then handcuffed him to his hospital bed and harassed him to cover up their "gross misconduct," the businessman claims in court.
Bassil Abdelal sued Chicago and two Officer Does in Federal Court, for excessive force, false imprisonment, assault and battery, wanton conduct, conspiracy, civil rights violations and negligence.
"The City of Chicago followed its 'code of silence' to protect and cover up the gross misconduct of Officer Doe 1 and Officer Doe 2 who fired eleven bullets into plaintiff, who was unarmed, did not aim any gun at the police, did not fire at the police, and posed no threat to the police," Abdelal says in the complaint.
Abdelal owns B&B Beauty Supply, on the West Side of Chicago.
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And OF COURSE this DID NOT have ANYTHING to do with the fact the harassed and shot businessman is named "BASIL ABDLAL"....
We know this because in Chicago the cops will shoot anyone...
BASSIL ABDELAL
[Damn autocorrect]
But you get my point...